Chapter 287 The Eclectic Emperor
Liu Yu was preparing to refuse the marriage as a wedding envoy, but unfortunately the Turkic envoy came and returned, so Liu Yubai made a trip.
When Liu Yu went back to inform Su Yan of the news, Yuan Bolang and Min Shaoqing were also present. Judging from their expressions, they mostly did not believe Liu Yu's words. Yuan Bolang said: "Wuyi Hou really recommended it cleanly." It seemed that Liu Yu notified the Turkic envoys and asked them to leave first.
Liu Yu smiled calmly and refused to say anything. Su Yan was not worried about this matter, so he asked Liu Yu to go back and rest first.
In the following days, the court held a meeting every day, but unfortunately, even Liu Yu did not receive an invitation every time. Liu Yu still lived his own life in his theater.
On the afternoon of the first afternoon of April, Liu Yu was about to arrange craftsmen to put tiles on the beams of the theater. Sui Yi hurried to meet Liu Yu and brought a "gift news".
"Brother Liu, the court seems to be going to war with the Turks."
"Yes." Liu Yu ignored it.
"Aren't you surprised? Now that the world is about to be determined and war is going to go to the outside world again, isn't it... too hasty?" Sui Yi asked.
Liu Yu said: "The new emperor negotiated with the Uighur envoy in private, and his intention to send troops is already very obvious. This time, the Uighur envoy was assassinated. If the imperial court did not show a tough attitude towards the Turks, it would lose the Uighur ally."
Sui Yishu said: "Natu is very hard-working. After being injured so seriously, the person has not died yet. But it's better that he is not dead. I guess the relationship between the court and the Uighurs will be saved. Brother Liu, the court sends troops, so you are not in a hurry at all?"
"Why am I in a hurry?" Liu Yu said, "Following this situation, how could the court let me lead troops to fight again? The left and right prime ministers and the Min Shaoqing Ma Peak are eager to seize all my military power and make me a complete idle person. If I go to interfere, they will definitely slander and say that I am abusing power, so I will honestly not give them this opportunity."
Sui Yi looked a little embarrassed. It seemed that he wanted to go to the war with the army. A real man made great achievements and sent troops to attack foreigners was the best opportunity, otherwise it would be difficult for him to be a marquis and ministers to be famous in history in his entire life.
In the history of leaving a name, civil officials always surpassed military generals.
Sui Yi had to persuade him, but when he saw Liu Yu's indifferent attitude, he sighed and said goodbye. However, Liu Yu suddenly stopped his work and thought about this matter. It was still inconvenient for him to intervene for the time being.
Qi'er ran to the theater every day and was criticized by court officials, so Liu Yu was charged with the crime of "abducting a minor princess" by the censor to the Xinhuang. After reading this memorial, Su Yan immediately summoned Liu Yu to Yaqian Hall.
"Master. I want to tell you this time that the imperial court is preparing to jointly send troops to fight against the Turks with the Uighurs."
After the matter was settled, he came to tell him that Liu Yu was a little dissatisfied. It seemed that Su Yan's wings were indeed hard, so he could fly solo and ignore him. Liu Yu seemed to turn a deaf ear and turned his head away.
"It's better to solve external problems earlier." Liu Yu said calmly.
Su Yan said in surprise: "The master does not object? The censor Mindu and Yuan Xianglanxiang and others said that the master will definitely try his best to obstruct this matter."
"Sending troops to attack foreign barbarians is not a disaster to the country and the people. Why should we oppose it when we are a military leader?"
"Just don't object, just don't object." Su Yan said with a smile, "Fortunately, Prince Dadu survived this time, and the letter of the Uighurs came as usual. They were also very angry with the assassination of the Turks. They expressed their willingness to wipe out the Turks with the Dashun Dynasty. As long as the Turks are dealt with, the Dashun Dynasty can be peaceful for hundreds of years. Hehe, it's great."
Liu Yuxin said that Su Yan was doing wedding dresses for others and was quite happy. Don’t turn around and the wedding dresses were not ready yet. The wedding was ruined. Dashunchao also wanted to have a bamboo basket to get a waste of water. He took the lives of the soldiers of the border soldiers in vain.
"Who is the emperor going to lead his troops to the expedition?"
Su Yan immediately changed into a sad face and said, "I originally strongly recommended the master. After all, the master is very experienced in leading troops, and the army is convinced. But Yuan Xiang and the others said that the master made great contributions this time and was tired from traveling a long distance, so he should have a little rest. So... I want the Censor Min Du as the Chief, and the Deputy Censor Ma as the Deputy Censor."
Going hard on the journey? Should you take more rest?
This reason made Liu Yu speechless. The Dashun court sent troops to let two civil officials become the commander and the other become the deputy commander. How could this be better? But Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng gained the trust of the new emperor when the battle in Xuzhou was the most difficult, and now in front of the new emperor. Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng have more weight than him, Liu Yu.
"Master, what do you think?" Su Yan looked at Liu Yu with some concern, afraid that he would object.
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Although the Censor Mindu and Deputy Censor Ma are civil officials, they have the experience of leading troops to fight the enemy. As long as they send troops carefully, there should be no major problems. The army thinks it is not impossible to lead the troops with them."
Su Yan nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's good that the master understands."
"Who is the emperor going to take as the pioneer?" Liu Yu continued to ask.
There is no need to ask about this. Huo Bing was a vanguard in the battle against King Huai. As long as he participated in the war, he would win the battle and defeat it. No one was more suitable for this job than him.
But Su Yan said without hesitation: "This time it should be decided by the commander who sent troops, so... I didn't ask."
Liu Yu laughed silently. Before sending troops, even the vanguard officer was not disclosed, and the war was quite confidential. Now Huo Bing is still studying in the newly established "martial arts lecture hall". It seems that Min Shaoqing is not planning to let Huo Bing be this job. Liu Yu feels increasingly unreliable this war, as if he will be defeated at any time.
"Who will be responsible for the logistics?"
Liu Yuxin said that if I don’t let me go to the front line to make contributions, I should be allowed to play my strengths. After all, he is now a part-time business manager, Shaoqing, and it is most appropriate for him to take charge of this job.
Unexpectedly, Su Yan smiled and said, "It's the most appropriate thing to be responsible for Yuan Xiang!"
If Liu Yu hadn't had a good temper, he would have had an attack on the spot. Who is Yuan Bolang? A pedantic old pedan, who has to rely on the following people to help him organize the transportation of food and military supplies. Does he have the ability to coordinate?
Originally, a war to wipe out the Turks was perfect in all aspects, so victory was within reach. However, in order to undermine Liu Yu, a powerful minister with real power, Liu Yu was so angry that he used such a despicable method.
"Master, what do you think?" Su Yan asked when Liu Yu's face was gloomy and gloomy.
"I have no other opinion on my army. I just ask the emperor to stay with the Imperial Guard and the soldiers from the Dongshui Camp in Chang'an City to guard Chang'an. I must not let my defense be empty because of the attack on the Turks."
Su Yan originally thought that Liu Yu would make harsh demands, but he didn't expect that he would just make such a request that was not considered a requirement. He said happily: "The Censor Mindu has said that this time he will not not call the troops of the Dongshui Camp and the Imperial Army, but also prepares to keep the new army in Chang'an City to continue training. Master, don't worry."
Liu Yuxin said that Min Shaoqing was quite interesting. He wanted to deprive him of military power, but did not want to dig out his soldiers. Liu Yuxin said that if he was replaced by Min Shaoqing, he would definitely transfer all the soldiers that originally belonged to Liu Yu, so that Liu Yu would be a short marshal. If he wins a great victory at the border, Liu Yu's position in the army will be lowered and it will be easier to undermine Liu Yu.
But now Min Shaoqing kept most of Liu Yu's troops, especially the new army. Although there were not many people, they were very useful. Without them, new weapons would not be of great use. It would take a lot of time to let the border army train new weapons.
Min Shaoqing's conceit is a bit too much! Liu Yu said something secretly.
"Master, is there no problem?" Su Yan asked.
"No problem." Liu Yu smiled indifferently, "I have a reluctant request. If the general that the Censor Mindu doesn't want to call, if anyone who has followed the court to pacify Huainan, please ask the emperor to stay in Chang'an City for the time being for the discussion."
"Ah?" Su Yan nodded indifferently, thinking that there should be no big problem.
Liu Yu thought very clearly that since Min Shaoqing did not want to use the soldiers cultivated by Liu Yu himself, he would definitely not want to use his generals. Liu Yu promoted him like Zhang Wuzhu of Qi Fang, Huo Bing and others, and was promoted from the lowest-level officers, and he was looked down upon by the generals of the children of those aristocratic families.
After the master and apprentice finished talking about the main business, Su Yan took out the court officials' memorial to Liu Yu and handed it to Liu Yu and said, "Master, you are too close to the Fourteenth Emperor Sister, should you avoid it? Otherwise, I will issue an order to marry you and the Fourteenth Emperor Sister?"
Liu Yu was very angry with the book. These censors dared to report Liu Yu's "indiscretion" in real name. Are they really not afraid of retaliation? Or do they think he would not see this book at all?
"The army is about to go on a war," Liu Yu said, "When I give my marriage to me, there will be criticism from all over the court."
Liu Yu said something. Originally, your sister and I were in a free relationship, so you insisted on getting into trouble. Even your master would have to ask about marrying a little teacher's wife. This is not in line with the rules.
But Su Yan said excitedly: "Actually, I really want to marry my master. Now that I have this opportunity, I will let my disciples be filial. Now the imperial examination is about to be held in the imperial examination. The master will marry the fourteenth emperor first, and I will let the master be responsible for this imperial examination. This will not waste the master's talent and select talents for the imperial examination."
Liu Yu frowned and said, "You ask me, a general, to select civil servants?"
"But the master's literary talent is also very good. In fact, the master is more suitable to be a civil servant who governs the country. I told the Fourth Emperor Sister before that she also evaluated the master in this way. This time, I would be relieved to let you and your fourth brother-in-law be responsible for selecting talents. Otherwise, those civil officials would definitely select their own disciples into the court, and the court would fight again and again. The master didn't want to see this, right?"
Liu Yu was really a little overwhelmed.
This is the good emperor he cultivated, and his behavior was so unconventional. He asked civil officials to lead troops and generals to be responsible for the imperial examination and selection. By the way, when did Liu Yu learn the classic articles of the Four Books and Five Classics? It was harder to tell the quality of two ancient articles than to ascend to heaven.
"Master, is it okay?"
What else could Liu Yu say at this time? He also forgot that Su Yan had said several "questions" before. He nodded slightly and said, "Then that's it."
Chapter completed!